CONTENTS

The Genesis of Political Authority and of a Commonwealth Government in Oregon—James R. Robertson[1]
The Process of Selection in Oregon Pioneer Settlement—Thomas Condon[60]
Nathaniel J. Wyeth’s Oregon Expeditions—“In Historic Mansions and Highways Around Boston[66]
Reminiscences of F. X. Matthieu—H. S. Lyman[73]
Documents—Correspondence of John McLoughlin, Nathaniel J. Wyeth, S. R. Thurston, and R. C. Winthrop, pertaining to claim of Dr. McLoughlin at the Falls of the Willamette—the site of Oregon City[106]
Notes and News[70]

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Organized December 17, 1898


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